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... retailer. 1.1 Welcome! Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P5GDC Deluxe motherboard I/O module 1 x IEEE 1394a port module 1 x 2-port USB 2.0/GAME module 1 x Serial port module Cables 4 x Serial ATA signal cables 2 x 2-port Serial ATA power cable 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x IDE cable 1 x FDD cable Accessory I/O shield A p p l i c a t i o n C D s ASUS motherboard support CD InterVideo® WinDVD Suite® Platinum (retail box...
... retailer. 1.1 Welcome! Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P5GDC Deluxe motherboard I/O module 1 x IEEE 1394a port module 1 x 2-port USB 2.0/GAME module 1 x Serial port module Cables 4 x Serial ATA signal cables 2 x 2-port Serial ATA power cable 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x IDE cable 1 x FDD cable Accessory I/O shield A p p l i c a t i o n C D s ASUS motherboard support CD InterVideo® WinDVD Suite® Platinum (retail box...
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... Path 2 Technology The ASUS Hyper Path 2 technology optimizes the full potential of the Intel® chipset by shortening the latency time between the CPU and the system memory. Enabling Hyper Path 2 on systems with the motherboard is Intervideo® WinDVD Suite®, the ...multimedia software package that includes the latest DVD playback and creator, plus a user-friendly MP3 interface. 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the support CD in...
... Path 2 Technology The ASUS Hyper Path 2 technology optimizes the full potential of the Intel® chipset by shortening the latency time between the CPU and the system memory. Enabling Hyper Path 2 on systems with the motherboard is Intervideo® WinDVD Suite®, the ...multimedia software package that includes the latest DVD playback and creator, plus a user-friendly MP3 interface. 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the support CD in...
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... Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. ASUS P5GDC Deluxe 4-1 A S U S A F U D O S (Updates the BIOS in Windows®...ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Select C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k from the Windows® desktop, then select M y C o m p u t e r. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the floppy disk drive. A S U S U p d a t e (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk during POST.) 3. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD...
... Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. ASUS P5GDC Deluxe 4-1 A S U S A F U D O S (Updates the BIOS in Windows®...ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Select C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k from the Windows® desktop, then select M y C o m p u t e r. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the floppy disk drive. A S U S U p d a t e (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk during POST.) 3. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD...
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... characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for reference only. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you can use as shown. 1. Boot the system in DOS environment using the AFUDOS utility:....ROM Main filename Extension name 3. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS P5GDC Deluxe 4-3 Reading flash ..... Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file. ...
... characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for reference only. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you can use as shown. 1. Boot the system in DOS environment using the AFUDOS utility:....ROM Main filename Extension name 3. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS P5GDC Deluxe 4-3 Reading flash ..... Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file. ...
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....07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2003 American Megatrends, Inc. done Reading flash .... Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to prevent system boot failure! 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup All rights reserved. done S0e%1111a2222r3333c44445555h666677778888b9999o00001111o2222t3333b44445555l6666o77778888c9999k000011112222v3333e44445555r6666s7777i88889999o0000n11112222:1111100% Advance Check...
....07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2003 American Megatrends, Inc. done Reading flash .... Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to prevent system boot failure! 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup All rights reserved. done S0e%1111a2222r3333c44445555h666677778888b9999o00001111o2222t3333b44445555l6666o77778888c9999k000011112222v3333e44445555r6666s7777i88889999o0000n11112222:1111100% Advance Check...
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... done Please restart your computer A:\> 4.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is completed. 5. Reboot the system from a floppy disk: 1. All rights reserved. done Reading flash .... You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated...flash ..... Do not turn off power during the updating process. A:\>afudos /iP5GDCD.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - ASUS P5GDC Deluxe 4-5 Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from the hard disk drive. done S0e%...
... done Please restart your computer A:\> 4.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is completed. 5. Reboot the system from a floppy disk: 1. All rights reserved. done Reading flash .... You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated...flash ..... Do not turn off power during the updating process. A:\>afudos /iP5GDCD.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - ASUS P5GDC Deluxe 4-5 Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from the hard disk drive. done S0e%...
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... completes the updating process. This utility is available in the support CD that allows you to your system. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. X X . The ASUS Update utility is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Quit... See page 5-3 for this utility. Click the U t i l i t i e s tab, then click I n s t a l l A S U S U p d a t e V X . DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! The ASUS Update utility allows you update the BIOS using this motherboard. ASUS P5GDC Deluxe 4-7
... completes the updating process. This utility is available in the support CD that allows you to your system. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. X X . The ASUS Update utility is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Quit... See page 5-3 for this utility. Click the U t i l i t i e s tab, then click I n s t a l l A S U S U p d a t e V X . DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! The ASUS Update utility allows you update the BIOS using this motherboard. ASUS P5GDC Deluxe 4-7
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This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. 5 Software support
This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. 5 Software support
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... the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS P5GDC-V Deluxe 5-1 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP operating systems (OS...
... the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS P5GDC-V Deluxe 5-1 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP operating systems (OS...
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Click an icon to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. 5.2.6 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the motherboard. 5-6 Chapter 5: Software support Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the support CD. 5.2.5 ASUS Contact information Click the C o n t a c t tab to display the specified information.
Click an icon to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. 5.2.6 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the motherboard. 5-6 Chapter 5: Software support Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the support CD. 5.2.5 ASUS Contact information Click the C o n t a c t tab to display the specified information.
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... DSP Setting A u d i o S y s t e m S t a t u s. This section displays the output mode status, the real-time audio playback spectrum, and the digital I/O status. ASUS P5GDC-V Deluxe 5-11 Main Setting The M a i n S e t t i n g tab allows you install the C-Media CMI9880 audio driver and application from the motherboard support CD. Refer to display the details. The number of audio devices through a user-friendly interface.
... DSP Setting A u d i o S y s t e m S t a t u s. This section displays the output mode status, the real-time audio playback spectrum, and the digital I/O status. ASUS P5GDC-V Deluxe 5-11 Main Setting The M a i n S e t t i n g tab allows you install the C-Media CMI9880 audio driver and application from the motherboard support CD. Refer to display the details. The number of audio devices through a user-friendly interface.
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... setup. The new drive must be calculated and written. R A I D 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from the support CD to a floppy disk before creating RAID configurations. I D 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to the surviving drive as RAID sets. ...other RAID performance benefits. The Intel® Matrix Storage technology supported by the ICH6R chip allows you use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. Use two new drives or use...
... setup. The new drive must be calculated and written. R A I D 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from the support CD to a floppy disk before creating RAID configurations. I D 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to the surviving drive as RAID sets. ...other RAID performance benefits. The Intel® Matrix Storage technology supported by the ICH6R chip allows you use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. Use two new drives or use...
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Or Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility: • I T E 8 2 1 2 R A I D D r i v e r D i s k: \Drivers\ITE8212\MakeDisk • I T E 8 2 1 2 D r i v e r D i s k to complete the process. 5. Press , then insert ... driver. 2. Insert a formatted high-density floppy disk to prevent computer virus infection. Install an operating system to install the RAID drivers. 5-28 Chapter 5: Software support Place the motherboard support CD in a RAID set. During installation, the computer prompts you to press the F 6 key if you wish to create: • Click M a k e I...
Or Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility: • I T E 8 2 1 2 R A I D D r i v e r D i s k: \Drivers\ITE8212\MakeDisk • I T E 8 2 1 2 D r i v e r D i s k to complete the process. 5. Press , then insert ... driver. 2. Insert a formatted high-density floppy disk to prevent computer virus infection. Install an operating system to install the RAID drivers. 5-28 Chapter 5: Software support Place the motherboard support CD in a RAID set. During installation, the computer prompts you to press the F 6 key if you wish to create: • Click M a k e I...